2018 Goals: Progress Made in August

Got two big swimming goals done, which I’m very proud of myself for hitting, particularly as I’ve been more sporadic on swimming than I’d like. Other than that, scant progress to report other than gaming.

Financials

Credit card balance below $6,000

Emergency fund back to $1,000

Fitness and Health

Strength training targets

30 lbs dumbbells for the bench exercises

50 lbs for lat pull downs

50 lbs for triceps push downs

60 lbs on seated row

40 lbs for leg extension

40 lbs for lying leg curl

60 lbs for fly

40 lbs for reverse lateral

Swimming targets

30 minutes, 800 yards – DONE!

45 minutes, 1000 yards

50 yard freestyle without having to pause at the wall – DONE!

100 yard freestyle without having to pause

200 yard kick without having to pause

Dental work

Fillings (three rounds)

Teeth replacement

Get back to following Naturally Slim principles

Around the House

Mow once a month

Finish metal fence

Redo networking so both desktops are hard-wired, along with TV, PS4, and maybe PS3

Paint kitchen

Garage remodel

Everything Else

Non-goal blog post at least once a month

Learning Japanese

Finish Human Japanese Beginner

Finish Human Japanese Intermediate

Read at least three hours a week

Take either the Zend Framework or PHP Certification exam

Go through Wilton Cake Decorating courses

Learn PHP 7

Play at least 5 games from the backlog – Kingdom Hearts 2.5’s Birth By Sleep Done! On Dream Drop Distance from 2.8 now.